Guy Haines: I may be old-fashioned, but I thought murder was against the law.
Senator Morton: Poor unfortunate girl. Barbara Morton: She was a tramp. Senator Morton: She was a human being. Let me remind you that even the most unworthy of us has a right to life and the pursuit of happiness. Barbara Morton: From what I hear she ...
Bruno: My theory is that everyone is a potential murderer.
Barbara Morton: I still think it would be wonderful to have a man love you so much he'd kill for you.
Bruno Anthony: Don't worry, I'm not going to shoot you, Mr. Haines. It might disturb Mother.
Senator Morton: You had no trouble, of course, with the police once they verified your alibi? Guy Haines: When an alibi is full of bourbon, sir, it can't stand up.
Senator Morton: I'll have him called up immediately. Barbara Morton: Obstructing the wheels of justice, Daddy?
Guy Haines: Doesn't that bloodhound ever relax? He sticks so close he's beginning to grow on me - like a fungus.
Bruno Anthony: When's the wedding? Guy Haines: The what? Bruno Anthony: The wedding. It's in the papers. Guy Haines: Well, it shouldn't be. Not unless they legalized bigamy overnight.
[first lines] Bruno Anthony: I beg your pardon, but aren't you Guy Haines?
Barbara Morton: Oh, Daddy doesn't mind a little scandal. He's a senator.
Bruno Anthony: Everyone has somebody that they want to put out of the way. Oh now surely, Madam, you're not going to tell me that there hasn't been a time that you didn't want to dispose of someone. Your husband, for instance?
Guy Haines: It's pretty late to start flirting with a discarded husband.
Mrs. Anthony: Well, I do hope you've forgotten about that silly little plan of yours. Bruno Anthony: Which one? Mrs. Anthony: About blowing up the White House. Bruno Anthony: Oh, Ma, I was only fooling. Besides, what would the President say? Mrs. Ant...
Mrs. Cunningham: You know, I read of a case once. I think it would be a wonderful idea! I can take him out in the car, and when we get to a very lonely spot, knock him on the head with a hammer, pour gasoline over him and over the car, and set the wh...
Minister: [Last Lines] I beg your pardon, but aren't you Guy Haines? [Guy and Anne get up and walk away without saying a word to the man]
Senator Morton: One doesn't always have to say what one thinks.
Bruno Anthony: How do you do, sir? I'd like to talk with you sometime, sir, and tell you about my idea for harnessing the life force. It'll make atomic power look like the horse and buggy. I'm already developing my faculty for seeing _millions_ of mi...